Monday 7 December 2009 08.55 EST
First published on Monday 7 December 2009 08.55 EST

A toy mouse has been recalled after parents complained that the rodent sounded as though it was singing "paedophile, paedophile" to the tune of Jingle Bells, the Sun reports.

The £2.99 Chinese-made novelty is sold in smaller shops and on market stalls. The product's distributor, Humatt, of Ferndown, Dorset, said the man providing the voice had been unable to pronounce certain sounds; his singing had also been speeded up to heighten the pitch, distorting the result further.

A spokesman told the Sun: "We've slowed the song down and it definitely says Jingle Bells. But we have recalled them now just in case anybody might take offence."

Are you offended? What do you think this little mouse is singing about?